The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
WOE WROUGHT BIZ TELEPHONE
Never Deceive Year Wife, Never Tell . Lie
This 10 the Lesson Taught.
Frsps ~ YAaadeShta Esss

Never Deceive Ysur wife. Never Ten . Lie
This 10 the Lssssn Taught.
yrsns tss SAaadeShta News
Yesterday afternoon - I was passing
shs Of 'es aos
spiringly from the, curtainsd box in which Is
situated the long-distance telephone, through
whose auricular you can talk TO friends In New
York as easily as II they, were sitting beside
YOU. Great drops OF sweat bejewelled his brow,
he ssT hs
ped his forshe ad with Handkerchief and drew
an fHdSs f' sIc 4, rsa What. the matter,
Too hot for you IN that cloeet3"
1--WE been talking to my wife in New York."
WY. you mus. have 3 had quite : s9n3ju9
Docs taking nGn with your vile always produce
My broker friend looked at M, sorrcvtully
and said: But for the telepnone would be
se'it a.d never sses
before that the invention which Prof Bell has
s ef sv Domestic a pdemorsser asked the
New York man to explain his meaning; What
said hs ts the cursed n enc
that but for It's convenient duplicity never
would have been tempted into dseeiyt9g the
s sS11 iosts 3D. I ~ assgnesfl:S a!:tfas
aes Tss Sos She sn s.a With scd xsf
rive In that miserable QuakerCity 20 to long
over t to me- And mind YOU she oontinued
severely. I will take pains this time to find
h ess
minutes In that sweltsring closet endeayortng
Viz thbs n wan n ssv
60 throush ne same experience. and report
s But" said. II cannot see from all thi.
that tho telephone = an instrpment Of deeep-
1n YSa IA.
ably i.slou; and suspicious S e an a., ,.
not told you the reason for her sspion age. I
narrated ny story UPSIDE ID, down. Tn; read you
i hstsn Ia an ' nG end aefofd
Cd to mo tho trsschsrops possibilities Of
the dssnoi h. ss You can
4PtM L. train. You stay Sa in New Yorf thai
b bs' s About e4fs i Ss1 he The
dis,.aSs man Ana then toll him 4 i . mistaEs.
&. long ;%.,saeo Ys!lox:W S ~ and shsn YOU
PhiladeIphis. svsot ionly wanted to let you
hsS; ;s;I hIsh old time and no domestic storm
listened to the voice Of the temp,er" con;
tinued the broker sadly Not because
-
was an insldiSus fascination about tho scheme.
Eosf ass mFs Dn. on. t. S. sn Y
twas carried out successfully according to
schedule up TO certain point, but, alasi
PRisdsiph. and then abrup pity a rans ,h hs
a Snea what ya. aspa
goi9x on at the other end Of the line. But
S9. .aa put % ssf rhe
iniorma!iop that the baby had the collie. when
aSe You can out only
stopper on woman's tongue at long dis
Eh- Il Why &. the b sPs ~ w dsss
called for the central once and demanded that
shs WAS Issreastienfy iniormfa that shs;
had had not Ct. been TALKING 70 philadelphs
where she had been talking. and she
was. Of courses given the number o. my friends
the list OF telephone addresses. and there, CD.
posite tho number given. shs saw the name
on our welding eve forsWore. HE" He Is o q trias
fast, you know. Well, I need hardly harass
you with the SEQUEL to my tale; or course the
cat was out OF the bag. and when l returned
home next day my reception was OF nature
so chilling that the marrow In INV bones has
Nov DO you Wondsr that my wife %as SIiiieait
TO convince Of my presence. here today and
thai feel as l do toward tho cursed long dis
lance telrphonef 2"
"A companion who had heard this tale
through said. when the broker had concluded:
The telephone is not only wrecker OF homes.
butitisa wreck OF friendships. The other day
2 longtime friend called on me At my place of
business. He lives In the country. i was glad
to 500 him. and invited him 10 take dinner with
me. He accepted. and 1 said; viii inform
my wife by telephone thar you are about TO
honor us. She may wish 20 make some prepar-
comfort i RtHpDOu
cursed thing and rang for my house. As
was awaitinE a reply, my friend said; What
wonderful convenience that instrument Is.
l have never spoken over ons. hoyeyer. Can
got nay wife At the othsr end OF the line. and
when had Informed her,oi The contemplatrd
visit turned 10 my friend and said: Put your
ear here and NOTICE how distinctly you can
hear the reply he did SO. A change came
prise. II was. What does she say p asked
glesfully; He looked me calmly In the face
common sense are you going 10 bring that
i could not speak Nv friend sIlantlv wang